Was Iran Barkley an A level fighter?

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  1. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    DLH has a defining stoppage over an even fresher ATG than Hearns was, both were also dominative wins, not a lucky KO and controversial decision.

    And if you want to talk about winning titles in weight divisions...
     
  2. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    :huh

    PLease don't tell me you mean Chavez.
     
  3. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    Chavez was worse in the mid 90's than Hearns was in the early 90's?:think
     
  4. El Bombasto

    El Bombasto Ask yo momma Full Member

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    Too many loses to be considered A Class, but he definitely had Hearns's number
     
  5. bigtime9

    bigtime9 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    lance you just got owned again:rofl
     
  6. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    Barkley beat Hearns in late 80's. Hearns went on and had some sucess after. Chavez didn't after his first loss to Goldy.
     
  7. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Not A Class but on the level of a Mayorga or a Junior Jones or a Forrest or a Hatton perhaps. Only the best beat him
     
  8. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    :patsch

    Barkely beat Hearns in 1988, who then went on to capture a couple more division titles and had more sucess then Chavez did.

    Owned? I don't think so. You'll kiss anyone ass won't ya.:roll:
     
  9. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    Guess this is closed now? :huh
     
  10. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    But there is a difference between scoring a lucky KO and thrashing your opponent, the of course a different between thrashing your opponent and winning a controversial decision.

    On top of that, Chavez was really no worse, the DLH thrashing was the final nail in the coffin and Chavez's style prevented any more success.

    It's absurd to compare Barkley to DLH.
     
  11. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No one called him A level. I said he wasn't B- level. And he isn't. B level maybe. B- level at BEST means you think he could be C level, and he was no where near that.
     
  12. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    Is Ricardo Mayorga B level? Barkley is a bit lesser than he. B-.

    Regardless, is this a signature win for Toney?

    If so, why is it not for Benn? Who blasted him out in a round before Toney brutalised him.
     
  13. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I wasn't discussing Benn's resume at the time. I was discussing Toney's and Calzaghe's.

    Benn's resume isn't relevant.

    Mayorga is no better than Barkley. You can say that if you want, but it doesn't make it true. And you can't base it on accomplishments by saying Mayorga did more because you said that resumes don't prove much. If they did, we would have been comparing Kessler to Michael Nunn now would we?
     
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  15. SteveO

    SteveO MSW Full Member

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    Beating Tommy Hearns twice does not make him A list. His resume is interesting, though. Beating Hearns twice, losing to Toney, Duran, and Trevor Berbick.